Students in this concentration enter the teacher education program and complete program requirements leading to a teaching licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Graduates of this program obtain positions as licensed teachers in public school physical and health education programs. Some students seek positions in private schools or community based physical activity programs. The teaching license is often supplemented with positions of athletic coaching, driver education, and/or intramural directors.

The minimum grade point average of 2.5 on all college work, in the major, and professional education is required for admission to the teacher education program. Other requirements include combined coursework in physical education and health, departmental screenings and passing scores on the Teacher Licensure Exams: Praxis Core, the Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA) and Praxis II – Health and Physical Education: Content Knowledge.